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I have seen several threads discussing what outer layers to wear while riding but I havent found much info on what to wear closest to the skin. I commute to work so i wear my work jeans but have been having trouble finding something comfortable to wear under them. I have tried regular cotton boxer briefs which bunch up and get scratchy when sweated in, plus they hold moisture. I have had some success with under armour compression shorts but they are a bit pricey and i dont know how well they will hold up under constant abuse from the saddle. sorry for the repost if there is already a thread on this.

I was curious about this as well. I didn't wear any when I was mountain biking with the spandex shorts but I have a pair of Chrome Knickers that I wear now and they have a little padding. Not sure if people wear these without anything underneath. I tried a pair of Under Armour mesh boxer briefs but the seams chaffed badly.

good threat. boxer briefs start becoming brutal around 15+ miles. those champion ones scrod posted look good. I tried out the nashbar shorts that were on sale earlier in the year and it feels like I **** my pants, not something I want to put on for anything other than an extremely long ride.

Depends on the length of commute and whatnot. For a long ride in I'll often wear bike shorts or liners on the way in, take them off in the bathroom and just freeball it while working, then put on another clean pair of bike shorts for the trip back out.

My favorite ever have been some speedos without liner. I actually had Arena, but pretty much the same style as these...

My commute these days is just 4 miles so I just roll FOTL tighty whities or nothing at all. Just starting a second job on Tuesday about 15 miles away so gonna have to start thinking seriously about undergarments again.

I managed to get 3 pairs of McDavid Compression Shorts with 9" legs for $33 shipped off amazon. It seems they no longer have that deal though. They work great for going all around town, plus I can just take my shorts off and feel comfortable swimming in them after a hot ride. I went for a 70mile ride last weekend, and did wish i had something padded though. I ended up with some painful chaffing for about a day after.

Go to Target, they have 'cool&dry' compression shorts for $15. And the inside of the thighs/crotch is double layer mesh, so that vents that out extremely well. I wear them to ride, run, play soccer, march (band), throw em on under the board shorts before heading to the pool/beach. And for that cheap, you can't really go wrong.